The movie was fine for what it was, but the ending was stupid, and not because of why you might think. I don't mind the story so much. That's just dumb movie drama. But you lose me when you show a guy hit a 3-wood that ends up in the middle of the green, at a dead stop, then proceeds to roll back into the water like it was coming down a mountain. I can only imagine 2/3 of the field saw their perfect approaches end up in that pond on Sunday. You could tell the same dumb story without completely bastardizing the laws of physics.
Ira, I'd add Miracle to your list, and I don't actually think it was that over the top, and was not only "based on real events", but largely true. It actually tracks pretty closely with the "Do You Believe in Miracles" documentary made by HBO that preceded it. Though they left out the best part, which was the motivational speech Herb Brooks' gave before the third period of the Finland game which the U.S. still needed to win if they were going to win the gold medal (and potentially any medal). Trailing 2-1 through two periods, Brooks walked into the locker room, looked at his players and said "If you lose this game, you'll take it to your fucking grave." Then he walked toward the exit, turned back to the team and said "your fucking grave". Then they scored three times in the third period to win the gold.